A firefighting ship is a specialized ship with pumps and nozzles designed for
fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The firefighting ship of Project 1893
are equipped with 8 fire monitors and some water pumps. Fire ships of this project
served on all fleets of the USSR and later - the Russian Federation. In total,
7 firefighting ships of this type were built for the Navy. Firefighting
ship PDS-123 laid down at the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard, Pontonny (yard No.602),
commissioned on 31 August 1970 and was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet Fleet.
31 decemder 1977 the ship was renamed to PZhS-123. Now in service. | Specifications |
| Displacement (tons): | | Standard: | 817 |
| Full load: | 910 |
| Dimensions (m): | | Length: | 62,55 |
| Beam: | 10,2 |
| Draft: | 3,08 | | Speed
(knots): | 17,5 | | Range: | 2590
nmi (12 knots), 2190 nmi (17,5 knots) | | Autonomy
(days): | 20 | | Propulsion: | 2x2200
hp 40DM diesels, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 1 bow thruster, 2x200 kW diesel generators,
1x150 kW diesel generator | | Electronics: |
Donets-2 navigation radar, MGA-21 sonar | | Special
equipment: | 1x1000 m3/h fire monitor, 7x500 m3/h fire monitors |
| Complement: | 39 |
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